Subject: RE: [xsl] working with XSLFO: validation. From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:52:28 +0200 |
I wrote: >> when working with XSLFO, I need to validate the files , consisting of pure, XSLFO. >> If it's impossible to validate pure XSLFO documents with a DTD, then the working group should >> provide other means/technologies that can serve that purpose. DaveP wrote: > Why? Do you want to validate the output of your transformation too? Easy: Scenario 1. I transform some XML via XSLT to XSLFO, then I want to convert it to PDF. During the last step the conversion tool (XEP, FOP) throws myriads of errors at me. Now I need to know if the input document, which is nothing than pure XSLFO, is valid; in order to take the appropriate steps of either altering my XSLT to generate valid XSLFO, or filing bugs on the converter. Scenario 2: I author pure XSLFO (which is inflexible, but flexibility is not always required). So I would like to load a schema/DTD/anything into my favourite XML IDE, and start. Without any validation tool it's time consuming to look up every single detail of the rules for the structure of FOs. Also, when I author some XML namespace that comes with a DTD, I get a choice of all valid possibilities at any given point in the document (drop down selections for attribute values etc) This is why I need XSLFO validation. Tobi -- Tobias Reif http://www.pinkjuice.com/myDigitalProfile.xhtml go_to('www.ruby-lang.org').get(ruby).play.create.have_fun XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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